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Holiday books: Mindy Kaling and Bill Clinton pick favorites

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Holiday books: Mindy Kaling and Bill Clinton pick favorites

Dec.20.2011 / 1:17 PM ET / Source: TODAY books

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With only a few days to go before Christmas, TODAY assembled a distinctive panel of two to find out which books each would recommend for the bibliophiles on your gift list. Actress, comedian, writer and producer Mindy Kaling, best known as Kelly Kapoor on "The Office" and former President of the United States Bill Clinton sat with Ann Curry to list their truly diverse picks.

"I'd love to read for sure the first four," Clinton said of Kaling's picks, and admitted he's a Tina Fey fan. The former president's list, which includes some smartypants choices, made Kaling joke that she was reconsidering hers. "I didn't know his list when I made my list," she said. "I would have made it more Ph.D-friendly."

Check out their picks and let us know in the comments below which books you'd choose!